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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
POLLINATOR WEEK
2015
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, pollinator species such as birds and insects are essential partners of farmers and ranchers
in producing much of our food supply; and
WHEREAS, pollination plays a vital role in the health of our national forests and grasslands, which
provide forage, fish and wildlife, timber and water, as well as mineral and recreational resources; and
WHEREAS, pollinator species provide significant environmental benefits that are necessary for
maintaining healthy, biodiverse ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina has managed wildlife habitats and public lands such as North
Carolina forests and grasslands for decades; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina provides producers with conservation assistance to promote
wise stewardship, including the protection and maintenance of pollinators and their habitats;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim June 15-21, 2015, as "POLLINATOR WEEK" in North Carolina, and commend its observance to
all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand and
fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
Governor